diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieTableMetadataUtil.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieTableMetadataUtil.java
index 6f03b9e820977..9ba1b50f8e498 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieTableMetadataUtil.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieTableMetadataUtil.java
@@ -1423,11 +1423,7 @@ private static Comparable<?> coerceToComparable(Schema schema, Object val) {
   }
 
   private static boolean canCompare(Schema schema, HoodieRecordType recordType) {
-    // if recordType is SPARK then we cannot compare RECORD and ARRAY types in addition to MAP type
-    if (recordType == HoodieRecordType.SPARK) {
-      return schema.getType() != Schema.Type.RECORD && schema.getType() != Schema.Type.ARRAY && schema.getType() != Schema.Type.MAP;
-    }
-    return schema.getType() != Schema.Type.MAP;
+    return schema.getType() != Schema.Type.RECORD && schema.getType() != Schema.Type.ARRAY && schema.getType() != Schema.Type.MAP;
   }
 
   public static Set<String> getInflightMetadataPartitions(HoodieTableConfig tableConfig) {